Um Ji Sung's final goal? I was lucky
Apr 22, 2025
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Swansea City, where Um Ji-sung plays, won 2-1 in the 44th round of the Championship against QPR at Loftus Road in London on the afternoon of the 21st (local time). Um Ji-sung started and became the starting point for Darling's winning goal with a sharp shot.
Korean Derby was also played in the game on this day. Yang Min-hyuk also started and competed with Um Ji-sung.
I met Um Ji Sung after the game. He was `lucky.' Thanks to our players' performance without losing their focus, we got good goals and wins."
◇ Q&A with Um Ji Sung
-He scored the winning goal. Did you try to shoot rather than cross?
It was ▶shooting. Luckily, I think we were able to get good goals and wins because our players did not lose their concentration there.
-I had a match with Yang Min-hyuk. They were talking about it after the game.
▶Since our team won, we don't talk about the game. I talked carefully about exchanging uniforms before the game. I think it was a good day because Minhyuk didn't make it obvious and changed it.
-I think he is showing good performance by adapting more to English soccer.
▶My team members and our team are doing so well right now, so I think what I have to do and what the team wants is working well. I think good performance and results are following. As a result, you have to make a point as a striker. Still, I made a moment to contribute to the team, so I'm going to be satisfied until today and prepare for the next game.
-I had a hard time with my injury early in the season. Is it time to be compensated for the difficulties?
▶I don't think it was easy to come to England. Even after I got a big injury in the national team and came back, there were a lot of difficult moments. Just like those hard moments, I always thought that there were good moments, and I didn't give up and prepared. There are two games left in the season, but I think I was a little lucky. And the goal earlier, if I wasn't lucky again, I could have gone to the opponent, but I think my team members were also lucky and I was able to make such a good goal.
-What role do you want in Swansea?
I think what the ▶ team wants is a breakthrough in an aggressive situation or a shooting cross in a one-on-one situation as a striker. I think I'm doing what the team wants and showing a lot of things that I think are my strengths so that I can continue playing.I'm grateful that my director keeps giving me opportunities during training.
-Gwangju FC, his former team, left for Saudi Arabia to participate in the Asian Champions League.
▶ I got a Face Talk message from the older members, especially from (Byeon) Junsu. I talked with them and told them that I was going to watch the game after the season, so I'm looking forward to it. Because after I left here for Swansea, I kept watching the games and checking the results, and I'm glad there were a lot of good news. Even though I left the team in the summer, I still hear good situations. I'm going to go and cheer for you. I don't know if I go to Gwangju. Because it would be nice to have a lot of physical experience with East Asian teams. I've never had the experience of playing with such a rich team. And there are many famous players. I think it will be a good experience because there are a lot of players who have moved after playing in the Premier League.
And I kept watching the game as if I was still a member of Gwangju FC. It's because there are coaches, coaches, and hyungs. These days, there's a Gwangju documentary on YouTube, so I'm watching all of it, but I think it's still vivid.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
